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collection identical to it. These two specimens correspond well to the 
description of Distant, but he does not mention that the fascia is mainly 
composed of orange scales with a few black scales in it ; this is very 
distinct in the two specimens mentioned, though the fascia is made of 
black scales with a lew orange scales in it in a specimen somewhat dis- 
coloured, but that I thii k to be identical to the other two. 
Hab. Durban (Clark). 
Pietermaritzburg (Jan., 1909). 
Euproctis flavicincta, nov. spec. (pi. Ill, fig. 27). 
Vertex of head, shaft of antennae, patagia, hairs on thorax above 
and below, ground colour of wings above, mid and hind legs, and abdomen 
on under side cartridge-buff (XXX) ; branches of antennae ochraceous- 
tawny (XV) ; frons, palpi, costa of fore wing on upper and under side, 
and hairs on fore tibia buff-yellow (IV) ; tegulae light orange-yellow (III) ; 
abdomen buff -yellow, mixed with antimony-yellow (XV) hairs ; anal tuft 
of antimony -yellow hairs on outer side and cinnamon-brown (XV) hairs 
towards outer side. 
Fore wing thinly irr orated on the veins, near costa, on inner and outer 
margin with maize-yellow (IV) scales ; from near lower angle of ceil towards 
apex, as far as vein 6, a faint line made of avellaneous (XL) tipped scales ; 
cilia of ground colour. 
Hind wing very thinly irrorated towards outer margin with maize- 
yellow scales ; cilia of same colour. 
Under side of fore wing cartridge-buff, thickly irrorated with light 
drab (XLVI) scales ; cilia maize-yellow ; hind wing whitish, thinly suf- 
fused on costa and outer margin with maize-yellow ; cilia maize-yellow. 
Exp. 30*2 mill. ; one specimen only. 
Hab. Pretoria (Dr. H. (4. Breyer) ; in coll., Tvl. Mus. 
Hind wing with stalk of 6 and 7 very long, about \ length of 6 ; the 
shape of the fore wing is very peculiar for a Euproctis and resembles more 
the $ of a Lacipa, being very long and narrow and with the termen very 
oblique, but it undoubtedly comes in Euproctis. 
Species auctorum : — - 
Euproctis aspersa, Feld. 
Euproctis squamosa, Wlk. 
Euproctis mesozona, Hmpsn. 
Euproctis sanguigutta, Hmpsn. 
Euproctis crocosticta, Hmpsn. 
Euproctis haemodetes, Hmpsn. 
Species omitted ' 
Euproctis monosticta, Butl., as it is a Pteredoa and not an Euproctis. 
Porthesia (pi. VII, fig. 4). 
Pothesia, Steph., Brit. Ent. Haust., II, p. 65 (1829) ; type auriflua, Hiibn. 
Hmpsn., “ Moths of India,” Vol. I, p. 484. 
Description made from P. natalensis, nov. spec.J 
Proboscis absent ; palpi porrect, rather long, reaching well beyond 
frons and covered with short hairs ; in B first joint a little longer than 
